bowl

My first gallery submission here. Hopefully I'll get it right. This is a 15" wide by 7" tall bowl that had a bad crack and my wife volunteered to carve it into nothingness. I think she did darned well, but would like to read your thoughts too.

African Mahogany Square bowl

Mixed Media Clay top and maple bowl

Natural edge Yew

My supplier said the wood was Butternut but I have my doubts. Regardless, the size is 13" dia x 11" dia x 7" tall. Finished with Danish oil and buffed with white diamond followed by carnauba wax.

This is a poplar bowl which measures approximately 9 inches in diameter. It was turned from a 7-pointed (14-sided) star-shaped blank.

This is a square bowl made of ash. It measures approximately 9 inches across.

This bowl is from a piece of local Almond tree after a whole grove was cut down. It is 9" in diameter and 4" deep and 3/8" thick. It was wet turned to finish, I have found that Almond heart wood does not move too much. It is finished with Chestnut Food Safe oil. It sold before it...

Alaska masuer birch, Alaskan diamond willow, laun and maple burl. Handle and inlay is Maple burl, laun,diamond willow fossil tusk, brass, copper and silver

This is an ash natural edge bowl which measures approx. 10 inches across.

Alaskan birdseye birch burl with trim of laun, birch burl and eucalyptus. Inlay is moose antler, fossil Ivory, brass, copper and silver

Quite frankly, I'm not sure what kind of wood this is. Was given a tree by a professional tree removal company who said it was Butternut. I have my doubts this is Butternut but who knows. The size is 11' dia x 8" dia x 6" tall. If anyone knows what this wood is, please advise me...

Cork Oak, 7

Fiddle Oak, aprox. 4

Chinese Pistachio, aprox. 6

#41 Brown Mallee Burl Cap Austrailia Bowl 12.5"x7"x2.5" Deft Finish

This is the latest in this series of bowls that I have been turning. This particular one started as a 9" by 3

#69 Big Leaf Maple Burl with many Birdseye Fantsy faces. I turned this 1 twice after seeing more and nore. Deft Finish & White Diamond Buffing. 1st turned 4/2006/2nd Turned 5/2006

Live Oak, aprox. 7"dx6"t

This was the second piece of old Spalted Red Maple Burl given me by a friend before Christmas. This one did not have any live critters in it. It is 11.75" dia x 6" tall. Finished with several coats of sanding sealer and gloss lacquer. Cut back with steel wool and rubbed out to a satin...